The Narragansett Times

November 2, 2011

In today's issue of The Narragansett Times, find out how this weekend's nor'easter impacted the Newport Pell Bridge and how South Kingstown aims to improve in technology in the classroom. Also, after the local chambers of commerce annual membership meetings were held last week, find out what changes are taken place in the local business community.

October 31, 2011

NARRAGANSETTâ€”Matthew Klotz, 27, of 33 Hopkins St., Stonington, Connecticut, violated the bail conditions set on Monday after he had been arraigned in Fourth District court for kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, and carrying a dangerous weapon while committing a crime of violence. Klotz failed to make initial contact with pretrial services to engage with bail supervision, and was in Fourth District court on Wednesday for a hearing on his newly set bail conditions because of the violation.

October 30, 2011

NARRAGANSETTâ€”On Tuesday evening, The Narragansett Chamber of Commerce presented Kenneth Rosbottom, a Narragansett resident, with the James M. Kelso Community Service Award. The presentation was given during the Chamberâ€™s annual dinner at Spainâ€™s Restaurant, and Rosbottomâ€™s nomination was met with great applause.

October 29, 2011

SOUTH KINGSTOWN â€“ Some of the school committee members feel the pension system is being resolved on the backs of the teachers. At Tuesday nightâ€™s meeting they tabled voting on a resolution to the next meeting so that they could craft one more specific to their concerns, including raising the retirement age to age 67.

October 28, 2011

In today's The Narragansett Times, find out more about the attempted abduction case from last Sunday. The suspect, Matthew Klotz has ended up back in court Wednesday. Also, we have a story from our sister newspaper, The Chariho Times on the evolving case of Chariho School Committee member Terri Serra, arrested for procurement of alcoholic beverages, which may have lead to the accident of four Chariho students.

October 28, 2011

NARRAGANSETTâ€”The town council accepted a grant last week for the design and construction of a multi-jurisdictional port facility in Galilee. The grant, totaling $600,000, has been issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through their Port Security Grant Program (PSGP).

October 26, 2011

NARRAGANSETTâ€”This past Monday, Matthew Klotz, 27, of 33 Hopkins St., Stonington Connecticut, was arraigned in Fourth District court by the Honorable Mary McCaffery. Klotz was arrested on Sunday after having allegedly attempted to abduct a 20 year-old woman who was jogging along Ocean Road.